I am not just a tycoon-Chapter 248 - 246: This Circle is Too Low, Not Suitable for High-End Me

Gao Hongshun always felt that the circle he was in was not "high-end" enough, even looking down on his original circle.

They were all unsophisticated, spending their days either in bars, KTV, or enjoying the full-service saunas, low or not low?

So he sharpened his mind to break into the "high-end" scene.

His understanding was that everyone should be holding wine or champagne, discussing international affairs or domestic issues, and then talking about art appreciation and the like.

For this, he had done quite a bit of homework, spending two days just researching, so that he could demonstrate his superiority in such gatherings, even memorizing information on obscure art exhibitions.

The less people knew about it, the more it showcased his superiority, and it was even better if someone was interested.

He could then discuss the charm and spirit of the paintings, as well as the era of creation and social background of the works, and he could even talk about the life experiences of the artists.

In this process of explanation, the less they understood, the more satisfaction and bragging rights Gao Hongshun obtained.

He felt that showing off wealth was the crudest way to show off, whereas this method was much more sophisticated.

He also planned to boast to his friends in his old circle after returning.

Look, this is the high-end circle!

You’re not even on the same level!

However, he soon realized that after he threw out the topic "Successful launch of the Long March 7 rocket," everyone present was stunned.

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Gao Hongshun thought it might not be high-end enough, so he quickly changed the topic.

"EW, everyone must be following it, right? Last month, ELS had cracked it.... The situation is getting very tense."

Everyone: "..."

Gao Hongshun was puzzled, were these topics not high-end enough?

It seemed he had to pull out the big guns!

Gao Hongshun brought out his ace topic: "Next week, at the Star City Bamboo Slips Museum, there will be an ’Emulate the Virtuous’ art exhibition, has anyone paid attention? The artist is the director of Star City’s Qi Baishi Memorial Hall."

Everyone: "..."

Still no one engaged, and Gao Hongshun thought to himself that it was really bizarre. The more he threw out what he believed to be high-end topics, the more stifled the atmosphere became.

Gao Hongshun was still waiting for someone to ask a question, so he could explain the charm and spirit in the paintings to showcase his superiority.

But gradually, he noticed that everyone was looking at him strangely.

Zhifa scanned the expressions of everyone around, realizing that he wasn’t the only one feeling the awkwardness.

He greatly regretted it now, wishing he hadn’t agreed to Gao Hongshun’s suggestion. Who knew he was such a character?

Since he had brought the person, his loss of face was like disgracing himself, so Zhifa wished he could just disappear into the ground.

Finally, it was Shen Yuan who opened up other topics, breaking the awkward atmosphere and getting everyone involved again.

"’Octagonal Cage’ just got released, and Wang Baoqiang is making a comeback with his new movie. It’s got pretty good reviews online."

"You’re following that movie too? I was just planning to see it."

"I heard ’Octagonal Cage’ had no investors and even had some withdraw their investment, Wang Baoqiang even mortgaged his property. In the end, Chen Sicheng stepped in both with location and funding to help him out."

"Chen Sicheng might be quite flashy, but he’s really loyal to his friends."

"..."

"Joker Xue released a new song again, ’Extraterrestrial Object’ is pretty good, I’ve been looping it for quite a while."

"You listen to it too? I am a true fan of Joker Xue, I attend his concerts in Star City every time he’s here."

"Feels like Joker Xue has been on variety shows less often recently, I really enjoy watching his variety shows."

"Because of ’The Coming One’ and his ex-wife, but as a singer, just releasing songs and holding concerts is pretty good."

"..."

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Gao Hongshun listened, somewhat confused. What happened to the high-end gathering?

Why aren’t they discussing international situations and art appreciation, but instead talking about movies and music?

The movies aren’t even those classical art films, nor is the music coming from vinyl records.

Even Shen Yuan, also a man, was getting into the conversations, even discussing Joker Xue’s gossip about his ex-wife.

Did I walk into the wrong set?

Gao Hongshun began to doubt if this circle was too low for someone like him who belonged to the high-end.

But seeing everyone around him in glittering finery, such thoughts automatically collapsed.

"It must be my own fault."

Gao Hongshun took a deep breath, musing to himself, "I was too hasty, it seems next time I should prepare some topics about celebrity gossip."

Compared to Gao Hongshun, who failed miserably despite his preparations, Shen Yuan, also a newcomer, thrived much better.

He had made no preparations, not even bringing a business card, and the topics just came casually from his mind.

Since all present were women, surely none could be uninterested in the entertainment industry; if not watching movies, at least they’d listen to music. So just throwing out two broad topics was enough, with Shen Yuan not needing to lead the conversation anymore.

Zhifa found this scenario quite theatrical. Gao Hongshun, looking organized and well-prepared, was trying hard to fit into the circle but ended up creating a farce.

Meanwhile, the carefree Shen Yuan, with his casual remarks, fit into the circle like a fish to water.

Zhifa felt more than ever that Fei Bing wasn’t wrong; facing such people, maintaining one’s own was good enough.

Despite Shu Baoping and the others living affluently, they were ultimately just ordinary people.

Gao Hongshun raving about the "Long March 7", "Russian-Ukrainian situation", "Qi Baishi’s art exhibition", topics they neither watched nor studied, how could they possibly be interested.

Indeed, the topics Shen Yuan brought up were quite down-to-earth.

However, there was a hint of double standards in it. Shu Baoping thought about it carefully. If it was Shen Yuan who raised those topics, even if they didn’t understand, they would still chime in.

But when Gao Hongshun brought them up... on one hand, the recent "one-stop funeral service" left everyone with a bad impression of him, and more importantly, his looks and physique were at a disadvantage.

Shu Baoping looked at Shen Yuan with much interest, displaying a face determined to win tonight.

Pretty boy, tonight you might as well submit to me, huh?

After the conversation, the atmosphere gradually warmed up. Apart from Shu Baoping, Shen Yuan also more or less understood the backgrounds of the other girls.

All of them were rich daughters, their families either owned companies or factories.

The ancient-costumed girl who interested Shen Yuan the most was named Zhou Peiwei, Shu Baoping’s cousin, and she was also the same age as Shen Yuan, both 22.

However, when age was mentioned, the girls were slightly surprised: "Shen Yuan, you haven’t graduated yet?"

Before Shen Yuan could speak, Jin Zhifa explained, "Shen Yuan is probably the first person to attend this meeting before graduating."

"Impressive, impressive."

Shu Baoping gave a thumbs up, then lifted her chin, "But since you’re so much younger than us, it wouldn’t be too much to ask you to call us senior, right?"

Thinking of ’junior brother’, Shu Baoping got even more excited, not only was he good-looking and well-built, but he also had this layer of ’buff’.

Shen Yuan was no longer the innocent virgin boy; his ’driving skills’ were quite adept. He raised an eyebrow, "You’re not that old yourself, are you?"

When Shen Yuan said the word "old," he also glanced at the cleavage of the red evening dress, making his meaning quite obvious.

The group had just started to get familiar, and Shu Baoping was still holding back from ’driving’, yet Shen Yuan directly led everyone onto the highway.

Shu Baoping suddenly felt like she had met her match and said playfully, "Big or not, you can’t tell just by eyeing."

Shen Yuan smiled knowingly: "If eyeing doesn’t work, then we can always guess, right?"

Everyone was stunned, a bit slow to catch on. Guessing, what did that mean?

Jin Kangwen ’coughed’ and thought to himself, not bad, Shen Yuan really is a slick one.

Shu Baoping refused to show weakness: "You drive so ’slick’, but who knows if you’re all talk no action?"

After speaking, she also glanced downwards.

Gao Hongshun was growing increasingly uneasy, hey hey hey, are you guys really making dirty jokes?

Is this what a high-end gathering is?

These rich daughters, in his view, were always reserved and graceful, but today somewhat overturned his views.

Shen Yuan wasn’t really interested in Shu Baoping; his driving earlier was just to deviate from her requests.

But having talked to this point, he didn’t want Shu Baoping to get the wrong idea, so he shifted the topic: "When does the golf start?"

Jin Zhifa raised his wrist to check the time: "In 20 minutes."

However, in Shu Baoping’s eyes, Shen Yuan’s shift of topic carried another implication.

She looked at Shen Yuan with great interest, thinking the schemes of today’s little junior brothers were like an old sow wearing a bra, one trick after another.

Push and pull? That’s exactly what I’m best at.

The moment the conversation shifted to the golf topic was over, but Zhou Peishan, naïvely cute, was still wondering about the earlier "guessing."

So, she quietly asked Shu Baoping beside her: "Cousin, what does guessing mean?"

Shu Baoping naturally wouldn’t miss the opportunity to educate her cousin, so she leaned over and whispered a few words.

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Zhou Peiwei’s cheeks turned red immediately upon hearing it, while Shu Baoping had a mischievous, triumphant smile.

Actually, not only Shu Baoping was interested in Shen Yuan, but the other women also looked at him with unusual expressions.

Looks and physique were the basics; being humorous and mischievous added bonus points.

Shen Yuan undoubtedly had all these... not to mention he was also a 22-year-old ’young wolf’.

Everyone familiar with a 22-year-old’s stamina.

Shen Yuan now felt as though he had fallen into the Cave of the Silken Web, surrounded by spider demons ready to devour him, with Shu Baoping, the biggest spider demon, making the most intense advances.

"I’m not Tang Sanzang; what, are you raunchy women unable to find men?"

Shen Yuan cursed inwardly and after more conversation, left with Jin Zhifa and Gao Hongshun following him.

As the three men left, the women immediately started discussing.

"Baoping, what about making an impression for Peiwei, just like that?"

"I see you’re not as impressive as you boasted, and it seems like the junior doesn’t like you being younger."

"Quite normal, men nowadays like them older."

Shu Baoping wasn’t upset at all. Instead, she adjusted her bust and declared, "Sorry, I’m a 34C. Is there anyone here, besides my cousin, who’s bigger than me?"

You can always see videos online boasting various D and E cups, swelling ridiculously.

But in real life, without enhancements, the average is around a B cup.

A C cup is actually quite good, and indeed, the other women present were either a B or an A, none bigger than Shu Baoping.

Shu Baoping claimed her size, and although they accepted it, they immediately questioned her cousin: "Not right, Peiwei looks similar to you, or even a bit smaller."

Zhou Peiwei’s face turned red upon hearing this, unsure of how to explain.

Whereas Shu Baoping just smiled and said nothing; if her cousin really unfurled that wrap, they might be blinded by the brilliance.

Look, what’s called gifted!